Give unwanted shares to charity

As part of The Telegraph Appeal, you can donate old forgotten or unwanted
shares to charity

Photo: ALAMY

By Telegraph reporters

12:26PM GMT 15 Jan 2014

If your new year financial clearout uncovers random or forgotten share certificates at the bottom of a drawer, there is a convenient way to dispose of them - while benefiting worthy causes.

ShareGift, itself a charity, exists to gather these random shareholdings and by pooling them to maximise their value. The shares are then sold, with the money furthering thousands of causes.

ShareGift was launched 18 years ago with a coupon printed in the Telegraph's Money pages. Shares donated since then have been sold for more than £16m, with £160,000 going to successive Telegraph appeals.

To donate shares, which can be in British or foreign firms and of any value, provided that they are readily transferable, visit Sharegift.org and complete and return the coupon.